"Robert M. Fuhrer" <rfuhrer@ba-dsg.net>
Dr. Robert M. Fuhrer
yellowdog-general@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
Mon Oct 6 17:50:01 2003
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At 02:48 PM 10/5/2003, Pat Plummer wrote:
> > - the text installer sets up a bogus keymap that makes the
> > keyboard essentially unusable, and it doesn't recognize the =
install CD
>
> Robert:
>
> Try a text install and add this as a kernel argument:
>=20
> keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=3D1
>=20
> That should straighten out your keyboard problems.
Thanks!
Yes, it did clear up my keyboard problems, and after figuring
out that "text" as an additional boot/kernel arg gets me to the
text installer, I once again hit a kernel oops about 30 minutes
into the package install part of the process.
I've tried using the kernel from my 2.3 install with the ramdisk
image, but then it doesn't see the CD drive (odd, since it's an
all-SCSI machine, and obviously my kernel knows how to speak SCSI,
and I don't need to load any modules to get it to talk to the CD
under normal circumstances).
So, to repeat my earlier question:
Is there a way to get a clean install of 3.0 on fresh partitions
from within a running 2.3?
I mounted the install ramdisk.image and poked around a bit, trying
things roughly like:
$ mount -t ext2 -o ro,loop ramdisk.image /mnt/ramdisk0
$ (chroot /mnt/ramdisk0; /sbin/init)
and variations, to no avail.
Am I barking up the proverbial wrong tree?
Cheers,
-- Bob=20
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<DIV><!--StartFragment -->At 02:48 PM 10/5/2003, Pat Plummer wrote:<BR>
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type=3D"cite">> > - the=20
text installer sets up a bogus keymap that makes the<BR>>=20
> keyboard essentially unusable, and it doesn't =
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type=3D"cite"><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>></FONT><BR>> Robert:<BR><FONT face=3DArial=20
size=3D2>></FONT><BR>> Try a text install and add this as a kernel =
argument:<BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> </FONT><BR>>=20
keyboard_sends_linux_keycodes=3D1<BR><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>> =
</FONT><BR>>=20
That should straighten out your keyboard =
problems.</DIV><BR>Thanks!<BR><BR>Yes,=20
it did clear up my keyboard problems, and after figuring<BR>out that =
"text" as=20
an additional boot/kernel arg gets me to the<BR>text installer, I once =
again hit=20
a kernel oops about 30 minutes<BR>into the package install part of the=20
process.<BR><BR>I've tried using the kernel from my 2.3 install with the =
ramdisk<BR>image, but then it doesn't see the CD drive (odd, since it's=20
an<BR>all-SCSI machine, and obviously my kernel knows how to speak =
SCSI,<BR>and=20
I don't need to load any modules to get it to talk to the CD<BR>under =
normal=20
circumstances).<BR><BR>So, to repeat my earlier question:<BR><BR> =
Is there=20
a way to get a clean install of 3.0 on fresh partitions<BR> from =
within a=20
running 2.3?<BR><BR>I mounted the install ramdisk.image and poked around =
a bit,=20
trying<BR>things roughly like:<BR><BR> $ mount -t ext2 -o ro,loop=20
ramdisk.image /mnt/ramdisk0<BR> $ (chroot /mnt/ramdisk0;=20
/sbin/init)<BR><BR>and variations, to no avail.<BR><BR>Am I barking up =
the=20
proverbial wrong tree?<BR><BR><X-SIGSEP>
<P></X-SIGSEP>Cheers,<BR> -- Bob </P></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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